Chapter 18! Sorry it took awhile!

Disclaimer: The Outsiders do not belong to me tear lol

Losing Two Things: My money and Arianna

Nicole's POV

I was in a hyper mood. I was running away with my boyfriend who I believe I am madly in love with. Sounds like I'm eloping, maybe Dal and I should get married. That would be an awesome idea, but Darry would probably beat the living tar out of me. I smiled at the idea of eloping and daydreamed how my life would be with Dally in it. I could just imagine it:

I'm in my kitchen making dinner for my favorite boys: Dallas, Matt, and Christopher. "Matt, tell you brother dinner is ready."

Matt yelled from the staircase: "Sure mom! Chris, get your butt down here. Mom wants you!"

Christopher: "Yes mommy?"

"Honey I'm home!" Dally yelled from the front door. Err scratch that, I don't think Dally would say that. Ahem

"Babe, where are you? Let's get the bed ready for tonight!" There we go! Just then Dally stopped walking, and I got back to reality.

"What's wrong?" I asked

"The Shepherds" Dally took a long drag out of his cigarette. "I think I owe Tim some money."

"Dally! You know how angry Tim gets when you delay his money from a gamble." I was beginning to get nervous. Tim means business when it comes down to money.

"Hey Dally; I've been waiting quite awhile. Where's the cash that I won in that poker game." Tim said with a devious smile.

"I couldn't get all out it." Dally said looking Tim straight in the eye. It seems Dal wasn't afraid of Tim's consequences.

Tim's smile vanished. "You know what Dally. I'm tired of you always holding out on me. I want that money." Tim was cracking his knuckles. I shivered every time I heard a crack; it's a very discomforting noise.

"I'll get it tomorrow, man." Dally said throwing his cigarette on the ground and smushing the end.

"Dally, do I sell fertilizer?" Tim asked getting closer to us.

"Uhh no"

"Then stop giving me all this crap." Suddenly, Tim jumped on Dally and began slugging him, and then, Curly, his younger brother started to beat Dally. But Dally doesn't take no shit from anyone. He threw Tim and Curly on the ground and began beating them up. I was about to jump in but I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned and saw Angela Shepherd. She was about Ponyboy's age, but she was well developed for her age.

"This is for my brother!" She punched me really hard on the jaw. I felt my eyes start to water. I rubbed where she hit me and then punched her back. I was now in my own scrap fight.

Arianna' POV

I was walking back from the Deli store. Two-Bit wanted to buy a few beers so we can get tipsy and get a huge hangover. I can't believe I agreed to do that, but I was so bored. We walked passed the lot and found some noise coming from the other side of the block. Two-Bit and I decided to check out the fight. If it was decent enough, we would jump in. We ran over and I heard the clanging sound of Two-Bit running with the beers.

"Oh gawd, look who it is, Ari." Two-Bit said pointing towards the people fighting. I took a good look at who they were. My jaw dropped at the sight of Dally fighting Tim and his younger brother, Curly, and Angela, Tim and Curly's sister, fighting Nicki.

"It's us to the rescue, huh?" I said scratching my chin. Two-Bit nodded. He took out a beer bottle chugged it down and cracked the end of the bottle.

"Do you want one?" He asked.

"Nope, I got my blade." I said flipping out his red handled switch blade he had given me the summer before.

They were fighting in the middle of the streets now. They moved quickly. Two-Bit and I ran to the fight. I was helping Nicki with Angela and Two-Bit was helping Dally with Tim and Curly. The scrap fight was getting intense. I was bleeding from my head, elbows, and knuckles. But, boy, I was having so much fun. It had been awhile since the last tough fight. Angela Shepherd is one hell of a fighter, that's for sure. I felt her fist punch my stomach and blew all the air out of me. I fell backwards and collapsed on the floor. I tried to get up but felt someone hold my head. These hands were rough and hard. I did my best to see who it was but before I could my head bashed on the ground.

"Ahhh" I yelled as loud I could, but no one came to help me. After the third bashing I fell in a pit of darkness.

Dally's POV

I punched Curly in his balls and he fell straight to the ground. I chuckled and then he jumped on my back and started to pull my hair. I was thinking to myself, 'what a pussy'. He was on my back instead of facing me up front. No matter. I grabbed him and flipped him to the ground. Curly then stuck out his blade and forced it on my leg. I yelled in pain, but then I got it out. And before I got to slash Curly with his blade, he ran off. I fell to the ground holding were the pain hurt most. I saw Curly help Tim carry something, oh wait someone. Was that Angela? Wait Angela is still fighting Nicki…then who's that? Two-Bit is knocked out on the floor, but he looks okay. Oh god, that's Arianna! I tried to get up, but both my legs became numb.

"Angel, come on! Let's go!" Tim yelled. Angela then ran towards her brothers. Tim was now carrying Arianna.

"Get back here!" I yelled as loud as I could. "Arianna!"

Nicole was struggling herself. She seemed to have gotten well beaten by that little broad, Angela.

"That's what you get for messing around with my money, Dallas!" Tim yelled. "I'll give back your friend once I get my money." Then he ran off with his siblings and Arianna. I faced Nicki who was looking at me back. Then I turned to look at Two-Bit, but he was knocked out. When he wakes up, he was going to have a fit. I'm going to get that money soon, or Two-Bit will beat the living crap out of me.

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